Posted 11/9/15

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‘Ampersand Live’: A night of stories about people and place

Seattle Times
By Jack Stone Truitt

No matter how many towers they cram into the view from Kerry Park, none will ever overshadow Mount Rainier. Likewise, the view along Interstate 5 may be littered with cranes at the moment, but it will always be anchored by the Olympic mountains to the west, and the Cascades to the east.

Business is booming, but the beauty of this place is what will make it alluring long after the cranes are gone.

It’s why Forterra, the Seattle-based environmental nonprofit, opts for an advocacy approach that showcases the environments of this region, both built and unbuilt, and the people who inhabit them.